Geography ch 19.2 North Africa
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Emygirl342 on February 12, 2012
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 What happened in the Nile Valley by 3300 BC? | Farming villages, consolidated under 1 ruler |
| Where was Lower Egypt? | Nile Delta |
| Where was Upper Egypt? | Land Upstream |
| Yearly flooding due to heavy rains in Central Africa provided what? | irrigation |
| What happend from 2700-2200 BC | prosperity & splendor |
| What is the estimated population in North Africa? | 1.5 million |
| What government was North Africa? | Monarchy |
| North Africa is a Theocracy. What is a Theocracy? | Political & religious ruler was the same |
| What are the 2 bodies? | Spirtual & Physical |
| What is Khufu? | The Great Pyramid at Giza |
| What did they contribute? | geometry, medicine, writing |
| What is Islam? | Monotheistic religion, based on the teachings of Muhammad |
| North Africa was converted to Islam beginning in the early...? | 600's |
| What is the largest single ethnic group in the region? | Arabs |
| What is good about Oil? | major export |
| What are Souks? | Marketplaces |
| What is Rai? | music used as a protest against colonizers |
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